Kanye West’s Creative Versatility Has Been The Key To His Longevity

Kanye West himself once joked about his tendency to blow up when he doesn’t receive the recognition he deserves. On his Late Registration song “Diamonds,” he humblebragged that he “complains about what he is owed / And throws a tantrum like he is three years old,” but concluded, “You gotta love it though — somebody still speaks from his soul.”

That tendency — though largely derided and meme-d into the ground by social media — is a big part of why he’s still around.